Next Celtic manager: Lambert a firm favourite following Blackburn exit announcement

Jamie Clark, Sports Editor | April 29, 2016

Paul Lambert has now gone odds-on 8/11 favourite in Coral’s next Celtic manager betting market, after it was announced the Scotsman would be leaving current club Blackburn Rovers at the end of this season.

The Bhoys are to appoint a new coach for next term having confirmed Ronnie Deila is standing down this summer, even though the Glasgow giants are set to lift a fifth consecutive Scottish Premiership title.

Having spent almost eight years as a Hoops player (1997-2005), Lambert would be a popular choice among Celtic supporters, and is one of a number of managers who has refused to rule himself out of taking over.

“You’ll probably get all that [speculation] with Celtic,” Lambert told local radio in the Northwest of England. “The only connection I’ve got with Celtic is I played eight great years there. Fantastic club; great club.”

“You like to think you’ve done your little bit to give them a hand in that time. Some great moments up there.”

Lambert, who won the Champions League as a player with Borussia Dortmund before his spell at Parkhead, has managed in Scottish football before with Livingston. He has also been boss of five different English Football League clubs with stints at Wycombe Wanderers, Colchester United, Norwich City (taking them from League One to the Premier League), Aston Villa and Blackburn.